Karen ⊰✿’s Comments (group member since Sep 23, 2012)

Karen ⊰✿’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Jenny wrote: "The thing for me with Katniss and Peeta in this book is that they are at cross purposes. (I put this comment under spoilers in case anyone is just starting the book. I mention a couple of plot poin..."

Totally agree. Despite this genre loving the old love triangle, this one has much deeper layers as you say

Part I

As mentioned I haven’t read this since 2013 but I am really appreciating her ability to world build super quickly and also the little nuggets that are thrown in which become much more important later on.

I really like Katniss. As hard as their world is, it is still difficult to imagine being thrown into a situation where you are forced to kill other humans or be killed. It isn’t hard to see why Haymitch is so broken.

Now to part II and the action!!

I've also added a "reference" tab to the tracking sheet so we can easily see the 4 categories and suggested ideas

Shan ~A~ wrote: "I decided to break my reading down into the 3 parts in the book, and I just finished part 1.

It's been several years since I read this, and I didn't realize the things I'd forgotten. Peeta's dad ..."

Good points.
It is clear to me on this re-read that Peeta is a decent, and good human.
I didn't realise there were people who didn't like Katniss - I always found her strong and amazingly resilient. She has been forced to be much older than her age

Gerard Butler 😊

Judith wrote: "One of the things that I didn't appreciate Collins getting at in my first read all those years ago is the how expensive/the additional costs of being poor.

When Katniss was eating one of her first..."

I agree. I think that exploration of poverty is important. Because it isn't just about the luxury items they have in the capital, it is how she can press a button for food versus needing to sneak out with her bow to catch game

Judith wrote: "I only made it about 5 chapters in before I fell asleep. I needed to read the BOM section first :)

One thing I that caught my attention on a reread is the mentions of how Gale is like a brother in..."

I am just in chapter 6 and I completely agree. I read the book in 2013, so tbh most of my memories are probably now from the movies rather than the book.
There is a lot packed in to those first few chapters to give us a sense of District 12 and the world.

Christian Bale 🥰

Alexander Skarsgård .. I mean Chris

Woohoo 🥳 🥂

woohoo!

I'm super busy with work this week but I have finally finished The Mad Ship and so can now dive into The Expatriates and The Hunger Games... oh and need to start the BOM The Malevolent Seven 😂

Judy wrote: "Laura wrote: "I always have my Kindle in airplane mode to save battery, and have been known to leave it that way to protect a book. But I once had an audiobook from the library that was due back ab..."

omg. two months?! I'd have to start again

Laura wrote: "I always have my Kindle in airplane mode to save battery, and have been known to leave it that way to protect a book. But I once had an audiobook from the library that was due back about an hour so..."

Yikes! That would be awful

Nice!
Oh good idea to switch off wifi. I had A ​Court of Silver Flames and didn’t realise it was about to expire and then 20 hours in.. book disappeared 😂 luckily only had to wait a week to get it back

It’s almost the 15th :)
So close!
I guess I should get the book from the library so I’m ready to start when the challenge begins 🎉

Ashley wrote: "In my attempt to get out of my reading slump, I have impulse purchased the Mistborn Trilogy. I think I'll read them during the challenge. I've heard such good things!



Round 1 starts in 3 Days : ..."


Great trilogy 🎉🥳

Melindam wrote: "I think I will read The Martian some time, but not right away. :)"

The Martian is much better

Andy wrote: "less than 1 week to go!"

Omg really?! 🤔 🤭😂
I need to finish The Mad Ship which I started before UNO and is sooooooooo big. Yikes

Chava wrote: "Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "I have books that were my grandmothers and so are getting close to 100 years old. I don't know what to do with them so I just store them 😮"

Wow! Do the books have her handwriting ..."

Amazing.

And yes many of them do. Some also have notes in the first pages from teachers saying that she won the book as a prize at school

😮